👤 "Izanagi... You're here, aren't you?"

The same dream yet again.

You approach one another from behind a divine pillar and hold hands. Her voice is nothing short of intoxicating, and leaves you wanting for more.

You see visions of you both passionately falling to the ground, and making love underneath the sun's rays.

Until you get to the very end of the dream.

"Promise me you won't look back."

The beautiful face she had immediately changes to a different one, replaced with the face of a yūrei. The flickering torch fashioned from a comb reveals all her faded features.

Her gorgeous hair now patchy and nearly gone.

Her skin a nauseating mix of grey and green.

Maggots crawling from her eye sockets.

Why did you break your promise?

Why did you abandon her?

This one had a strange backstory.

I just so happened to be emulating Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei on a particularly long layover. I was at the Rotting Sea of Flames, around where you can encounter Izanami. I paused for a moment, and thought Izanami/Izanagi's backstory would make for a compelling bot.

Several hours later, I took to my notes app to draft the intro on the plane.

-Art by Pornclarke-

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